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Here are [[The Oldest Ones in the Book]] for [[Video Games]]. The [[NES]]'s US introduction in October 1985 marked the beginning of the end of [[The Great Video Game Crash of 1983]], and we have chosen it as a cutoff date for [[The Oldest Ones in the Book]] of [[Video Game Tropes]].
Here are [[The Oldest Ones in the Book]] for [[Video Games]]. The [[NES]]'s US introduction in October 1985 marked the beginning of the end of [[The Great Video Game Crash of 1983]], and we have chosen it as a cutoff date for [[The Oldest Ones in the Book]] of [[Video Game Tropes]].


A good number of the RPG tropes can be found here, since these games trace their roots pretty much directly back to [[Tabletop RPG|Tabletop RPGs]] such as ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', which were among the first commercial games to be ported over to a video game system.
A good number of the RPG tropes can be found here, since these games trace their roots pretty much directly back to [[Tabletop RPG]]s such as ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', which were among the first commercial games to be ported over to a video game system.

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'''Examples''':


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* [[Action Adventure]]: ''[[Adventure (1979 video game)|Adventure]]'' (Atari 2600), 1979
* [[Action Adventure]]: ''[[Adventure (1979 video game)|Adventure]]'' (Atari 2600), 1979
* [[Adventure Game]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Adventure Game]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
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* [[Bottomless Pits]]: ''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'', 1972
* [[Bottomless Pits]]: ''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'', 1972
* [[But Thou Must!]]: ''[[Grannys Garden]]'', 1983
* [[But Thou Must!]]: ''[[Grannys Garden]]'', 1983
* [[Character Level]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', 1974
* [[Character Level]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', 1974
* [[Clairvoyant Security Force]]: ''[[Zork]]'', 1979, for one.
* [[Clairvoyant Security Force]]: ''[[Zork]]'', 1979, for one.
* [[Color-Coded Multiplayer]]: Some ''[[Pong]]'' systems, 1975.
* [[Color-Coded Multiplayer]]: Some ''[[Pong]]'' systems, 1975.
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* [[Cosmetic Award]]: [[Activision]] [http://www.digitpress.com/archives/cc_patches_2600.htm mailed out physical ones] for achieving a preset score in their [[Atari 2600]] games.
* [[Cosmetic Award]]: [[Activision]] [http://www.digitpress.com/archives/cc_patches_2600.htm mailed out physical ones] for achieving a preset score in their [[Atari 2600]] games.
* [[Cosmetically Different Sides]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[Cosmetically Different Sides]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[Critical Existence Failure]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', 1974
* [[Critical Existence Failure]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', 1974
* [[Critical Hit]]: ''[[Avatar (video game)|Avatar]]'', 1979
* [[Critical Hit]]: ''[[Avatar (video game)|Avatar]]'', 1979
* [[Cutscene]]: ''[[Space Invaders]] Part II'', 1979
* [[Cutscene]]: ''[[Space Invaders]] Part II'', 1979
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* [[Dungeon Crawling]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975
* [[Dungeon Crawling]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975
* [[Easter Egg]]: ''[[Adventure (1979 video game)|Adventure]]'', 1979
* [[Easter Egg]]: ''[[Adventure (1979 video game)|Adventure]]'', 1979
* [[Enemy Detecting Radar]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971
* [[Enemy-Detecting Radar]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971
* [[Extra Lives]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[Extra Lives]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[Every Bullet Is a Tracer]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[Every Bullet Is a Tracer]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
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* [[Grimy Water]]: ''[[Spikes Peak]]'', 1983
* [[Grimy Water]]: ''[[Spikes Peak]]'', 1983
* [[Guide Dang It]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Guide Dang It]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Hit Points]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', 1974.
* [[Hit Points]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', 1974.
* [[Instant 180 Degree Turn]]: ''Basketball'', 1978
* [[Instant 180-Degree Turn]]: ''Basketball'', 1978
* [[Interactive Fiction]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Interactive Fiction]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975
* [[Interface Screw]]: ''[[Rogue (video game)|Rogue]]'', 1983
* [[Interface Screw]]: ''[[Rogue (video game)|Rogue]]'', 1983
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* [[Level Scaling]]: ''Beneath Apple Manor'', 1978
* [[Level Scaling]]: ''Beneath Apple Manor'', 1978
* [[Light Gun Game]]: ''Ray-O-Lite'', 1936
* [[Light Gun Game]]: ''Ray-O-Lite'', 1936
* [[Match Three Game]]: ''[[OXO]]'', 1952 -- You '''do''' have to match three to win.
* [[Match Three Game]]: ''[[OXO]]'', 1952—You '''do''' have to match three to win.
* [[Mini Boss]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975
* [[Mini Boss]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975
* [[Mini Game]]: ''[[Escape From the Mindmaster]]'', 1982
* [[Mini Game]]: ''[[Escape From the Mindmaster]]'', 1982
* [[Mook Maker]]: The oil drum in ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981.
* [[Mook Maker]]: The oil drum in ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981.
* [[Multi User Dungeon]]: ''[[Multi-User Dungeon]]'', 1979
* [[Multi User Dungeon]]: ''[[Multi-User Dungeon]]'', 1979
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Of course -- if you're ignorant of anything Nintendo preNES -- the title may now break your mind.
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Of course—if you're ignorant of anything Nintendo preNES—the title may now break your mind.
* [[Nonstandard Game Over]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971, running out of fuel.
* [[Nonstandard Game Over]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971, running out of fuel.
* [[No Plot, No Problem]]: Sports and board games in general are [[Older Than Dirt]].
* [[No Plot, No Problem]]: Sports and board games in general are [[Older Than Dirt]].
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* [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962
* [[One Bullet At a Time]]: At least as early as ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[One Bullet At a Time]]: At least as early as ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978
* [[One Up]]
* [[1-Up]]
* [[Oxygen Meter]]: ''[[Space Panic]]'', 1980
* [[Oxygen Meter]]: ''[[Space Panic]]'', 1980
* [[Painfully-Slow Projectile]]: ''[[Air-Sea Battle]]'', 1977
* [[Painfully-Slow Projectile]]: ''[[Air-Sea Battle]]'', 1977
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* [[Simon Says Mini Game]]: ''[[Touch Me]]'', 1974
* [[Simon Says Mini Game]]: ''[[Touch Me]]'', 1974
* [[Simulation Game]]: ''Utopia'', 1982
* [[Simulation Game]]: ''Utopia'', 1982
* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: ''[[Atari 2600 Indy 500|Indy 500]]'', 1977
* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: ''[[Indy 500 (1977 video game)||Indy 500]]'', 1977
* [[Smart Bomb]]: ''[[Defender]]'', 1980
* [[Smart Bomb]]: ''[[Defender]]'', 1980
* [[Space-Filling Path]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981
* [[Space-Filling Path]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981
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{{The Oldest Ones in the Book}}
[[Category:Index Index/Sandbox]]
[[Category:Video Game Tropes]]
[[Category:Video Game Tropes]]
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[[Category:The Oldest Ones in The Book]]
[[Category:Game Tropes]]
[[Category:Game Tropes]]
[[Category:Index Index]]
[[Category:Index]]
[[Category:index]]
[[Category:Older Than the NES]]
[[Category:Older Than the NES]]
[[Category:The Oldest Ones in the Book]]

Latest revision as of 21:48, 25 June 2021

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Here are The Oldest Ones in the Book for Video Games. The NES's US introduction in October 1985 marked the beginning of the end of The Great Video Game Crash of 1983, and we have chosen it as a cutoff date for The Oldest Ones in the Book of Video Game Tropes.

A good number of the RPG tropes can be found here, since these games trace their roots pretty much directly back to Tabletop RPGs such as Dungeons & Dragons, which were among the first commercial games to be ported over to a video game system.

Examples of Older Than the NES include:
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